look management got this wrong. meath were outstanding in the first half,but they clearly told the players to play deep 2nd half and defend the lead.but in doing so this invited dublin on to them. taking off a forward who was playing well is some message too. the message should have been at half time. lads you are a better side,keep it going,i am going to change nothing tactically. instead management tried to be too clever and it back fired.
in the minor league meath walloped every team they played and never resorted to the tactics used 2nd half. why do that now? the young lads looked like they didn't know how to play the 2nd half system anyway. these lads are very good footballers,let them play football.had they left things alone meath would have not only won the game,but won it pulling up.
now they are left with a situation were their confidence may be shattered. although win against laois and they are back in this leinster..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 23/04/2017 19:31:55    1981958

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3732 - 23/04/2017 20:48:53    1981979

It's pointless reading too much into the Leinster Minor League. Kildare haven't won it recently and yet they've played in the last four Leinster Finals winning three of them.

beir_bua (Kildare) - Posts: 746 - 23/04/2017 20:52:43    1981981

St.Conleth (Kildare) - Posts: 1700 - 24/04/2017 19:55:34    1982339

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 24/04/2017 21:02:22    1982358

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 25/04/2017 11:40:38    1982490

so I see there is a back-door in the Leinster Minor football championship meaning those teams that got beaten in the first round goin to a qualifier

Meath v Laois;
Wicklow v Wexford;
Westmeath v Carlow

Dublin,Louth,Kildare,Offaly and Longford are through to the quarter-finals.
Is it straight knockout from there. (with the losing finalist through to an all-Ireland quarter-final against a provincial winner).

I believe in Ulster there is no back door . What is the situation in Connacht and Munster.

It is strange that each province is different yet they all feed in to the all-Ireland series. (Well It's the GAA I suppose, so I shouldn't be shocked)

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 25/04/2017 14:10:55    1982537

back door in Munster and Leinster, no 2nd chance in Connacht or Ulster. Probably should be groups to help with development

lillyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 429 - 25/04/2017 16:20:49    1982583

Backdoor system is great idea at minor , to ask a 17 Year old to sacrifice at that age what a county player does is savage, they are either big kids/young men which ever way you look at it and speaking from experience Ive nothing but total admiration for them and what they do for their county whilst juggling a life and education, for it to go on the back of one game is very very harsh,
Equally if there are second chances then there should be second chances for all , but that's an issue to provincial boards who are not affording them to their youngsters

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 26/04/2017 10:25:53    1982787

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 26/04/2017 11:01:58    1982802

Looking forward to Galway v Mayo in the Connacht Minor Preliminary Round this weekend. Galway looked unstoppable in the Connacht League winning 5/5. Mayo will be looking to make a game of it in Castlebar but will be difficult without O' Brien, Moran, and Durcan. From what I hear Galway hammered Dublin the week before the Dubs victory over Meath so they will take a lot of stopping. Really hope Mayo do it as I think the winner of this has a great opportunity to win Connacht title.

messi (Mayo) - Posts: 62 - 26/04/2017 20:04:31    1982993

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/04/2017 12:46:00    1983113

clare play limerick in the munster minor football semi wed week. winners are guaranteed a place in all ireland quarter final win or lose the munster final. clare lost to kerry in first round.if they had heroically beaten kerry and lost to cork by a point in the semi final they would be gone..the munster minor both hurling and football structures is and has been for a good few years,a bad and sad joke..waterford hurlers lost 3 times a few years ago and still got to the all ire quarter final..

kavvie (Clare) - Posts: 505 - 27/04/2017 13:12:57    1983124

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 27/04/2017 13:18:11    1983128

Massive performance from Galway minors today, but more work still to do before Roscommon (28th of June, leaving Cert gets in the way first) They have been putting teams to the sword very quickly this year and have carried this on from the Connacht minor league. Stephen Joyce has to be commended, the brand of football is wonderful and high class foot passing is very easy on the eye. They amount of talent is a bonus. Galway now have the Indian sign over Mayo at underage level. Oran Burke in goals Mulkerrins, Murphy and Silke look like they can make the step up to U20 grade next year and eventually to the senior team.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 721 - 30/04/2017 15:52:39    1983624

Very worrying from a Mayo perspective that we are not even giving Galway a game for the third year in a row. No complains that Galway were the far superior team. I won't panic because you never know with minors but it is still very worrying. Have to feel for our lads with no back door.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11230 - 30/04/2017 17:47:02    1983638

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 30/04/2017 19:44:41    1983661

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 30/04/2017 20:28:01    1983679

conordee (Galway) - Posts: 440 - 30/04/2017 21:11:25    1983689

Good way to get over the hangover of yesterdays disappointment for Galway followers. Very good win and obviously another very good minor side this year. I was taken aback when I learned Evan Murphy was underage again this year. He impressed me last year.

panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 01/05/2017 01:01:00    1983712